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KINGS CROSS LONDON INFORMATION PORTAL |
Welcome to London
Kings Cross, home of St Pancras International. Plan and buy your
train tickets to anywhere in
the UK.
King's Cross is reached by 14 bus routes.
The routes are numbers 10, 17, 30, 45, 46, 59, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 259, 390 and 476.
Free WiFi - At King’s Cross WiFi is free to everyone.
London’s five international airports are within the hourThere are direct services to Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports
King’s Cross St Pancras transport hub links six London Underground lines with two national mainline train stations and international high speed rail. London’s five international airports are within an hour. And Euston Station – with service to Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham – is a five minute walk.
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- St Pancras Spa
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Parking
A 322 space NCP car park is located on Pancras Road.
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The London Pass is a sightseeing city card which gives you entry to a choice of over 60 popular tourist attractions in the city.
It’s everything you need for a great sightseeing experience - once you’ve bought a London Pass you don’t have to pay to get into any of the attractions it covers. Simply show your card at the entrance or ticket office of any attraction included on the London Pass, they will scan it through our special card readers and you will be allowed entry. It’s really that easy!
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- British Museum (2
km) - The UK's largest museum and
the oldest museum in the world
is also one of the worlds greatest.
Exhibitions include 'Britains Top
Ten Treasures' and 'Egyptian Mummies'
and many more. The
British Museum is
free to all visitors.
- British Library
- National Gallery (3
km) - The National Gallery overlooks
Trafalgar Square and features works
by Leonardo da Vinci, Van Gogh,
Monet, Titian and Turner amongst
over 2300 in the collection, owned
by the people of the United Kingdom.
Entry to the National Gallery is
Free, although there may be a charge
for entry to some of the temporary
exhibitions
- Tate Modern (3
km) - The Tate Modern is a museum
of modern art housed in a building,
designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott,
which used to be the Bankside Power
Station. Opened in 2000 by the
Queen, Tate modern has a collection
of modern art from 1900 to the
present day and includes works
by Dali, Picasso and Warhol amongst
others. There are seven floors
of exhibits with excellent views
over London from the top floor
overlooking the Thames. The Tate
Modern is Free to enter although
there may be a charge many of the
temporary exhibitions. There is
now a Tate-to-Tate boat taking
visitors from Tate Britain to Tate
modern
- British Airways London Eye (3 km) - The British
Airways London Eye is one of
the most inspiring and visually
dramatic additions to the London
skyline. At 135m high, it is
the world's tallest observation
wheel, allowing you to see one
of the world's most exciting
cities from a completely new
point of view
- The Natural History Museum (6
km) - The Natural History Museum
is located in a stunning building
with a Romanesque interior. The
museum contains over 70 million
animals, plants and fossils and
includes interactive displays and
guided tours. Entry is Free! Nearest
tube is South Kensington tube
- Victoia and Albert Museum (5
km)
- Tower of London (4
km) - The Tower
of London
was founded
by William
the Conquerer
almost 1,000
years ago.
A huge stone
stronghold
- In places
the tower
is nearly
100 feet heigh
and its walls
15 feet thick
- the tower
was built
on the banks
of the River
Thames to
protect London
and to assert
the power of
the King.
It continued
to house English
Kings and
Queens until
after the
death of
Henry VII
in 1509.
Its use as
a prison
began in
the reign
of Henry
III and in
1303 it served
as a treasury
when the crown
jewels were
moved here
from Westminster
Abbey and
they remain
here to this
day. The
Tower of
London was
still used
as a prison
as recently
as World
War II. Many
famous prisoners
have been
executed
here including
Thomas More,
Lady Jane
Grey and
Anne Boleyn,
whose ghost
is said to
haunt the
tower. The
tower is
also famous
for the yeoman
guards, or
'Beefeaters',
and for the
Ravens -
according
to legend,
at least
6 ravens
must remain
here or the
Tower and
the monarchy
will fall
- Tate Britain (5
km) - The Tate Britain is situated
alongside the Thames at Millbank
and exhibits British Art from 1500
to the present day. Tate Britain
includes works by Blake, Constable,
Gainsborough and J.M.W. Turner
and also hosts the annual Turner
Prize exhibition. Entry to Tate
Britain is free, although there
may be an admission charge for
entry to the many special exhibitions.
There is now a Tate-to-Tate boat
taking visitors from Tate Britain
to Tate modern
- Madame
Tussaud's & The
London
Planetarium (3
km) - Madame Tussaud's world-famous
waxwork collection was founded
in Paris in 1770. It moved to
England in 1802 and found a permanent
home in London's Marylebone Road
in 1884. The 21st century has
brought new innovations and new
levels of interactivity. Now
you can score for England with
Sven-Goran Eriksson watching,
or give a speech with Bush and
Blair by your side. There is
a Chamber of horrors and a Spirit
of London ride taking visitors
through 400 years of change in
one of the world's greatest cities.
Expect long cues in the summer
or book a fast track ticket
- Science Museum (5
km) - Entry to the Science Museum
is Free. There are over 300,000
items here including Crick and
Watson's model of DNA and an IMAX
theatre.
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